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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
k'azoo mehrabāntar bedoo dāyé neest	for there is no kinder wet nurse to him than Him	کَزو مِهرَبان‌تَر بِدو دایِه نیست	Shahnameh, Part 3
ké	that, because	کِه	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
ké	that	کِه	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
ké	that	کِه	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3, dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5, khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
ké	that	کِه	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
ké	that	کِه	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
ké	for, that, because	کِه	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
ké	that, so	کِه	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
ké	that	کِه	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
ké	that	کِه	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
ké	that	کِه	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
ké	that, so	کِه	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
ké	because, for, that	کِه	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
ké	that, so	کِه	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
ké?	who?	کِه؟	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
ké "ay bartar az kazhee ō kāstee,	"o one who is greater than crookedness or defects,	کِه اِی بَر‌تَر اَز کَژی و کاستی	Shahnameh, Part 1
ké "ay deedé ranjé nesheem ō konām	"o you who have seen the troubles of this nest	کِه اِی دیدِه رَنجِ نِشیم و کُنام	Shahnameh, Part 4
ké "ay mardé nābāké nāpāk rāy	saying, "o careless man of impure glory	کِه اِی مَردِ ناباکِ ناپاک رای	Shahnameh, Part 3
ké bar dārad	to remove, that it removes	کِه بَردارَد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
ké "bar sāmé yal rooz farkhondé bād!	"may the day be favorable to the great warrior Sam!	کِه بَر سامِ یَل روز فَرخُندِه باد	Shahnameh, Part 1

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